Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will: The Challenge by James Tissot, circa 1877, private collection, Public Domain. “‘The Will’ is represented by a noble figure of a women in armour, who is attended by two pages, ‘Audacity (active), and Silence (passive),’ by whose aid she triumphs over vice and temptation. In this picture the armed lady stands […]
elul journal prompt number twelve, fourteenth of elul:
What questions do you most want to ask G-d? What do They ask of you?
David Praying in the Night. gouache on board by James Jacques Joseph Tissot, c. 1896-1902. better known as James Tissot, this Catholic painter was raised by a drapery merchant and a milliner. much of his work reflected his background, with a significant amount of his artwork either depicting women's fashion or biblical tales.
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« Angels Holding A Dial Indicating The Different Hours Of The Acts Of The Passion » by James Tissot
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Junoesque waiting
Stately in repose
Yearnings unknown
Image: Waiting for the Ferry (c. 1878), by James Tissot.
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For a century until <i>Spring Morning</i> reappeared at auction in 1981, its composition was known only through the related drypoint (see Notes). It was common practice for Tissot not only to repeat his paintings as etchings, but to re-use and re-combine figures, motifs, costumes, and compositions
Although it is not known whether Tissot visited London in the 1860s, the French painter had already oriented his subjects and style to suit British taste by the time he moved there in 1871. Like many fellow artists—for example, Monet, Pissarro, and Degas—he sought to escape the tumult and aftermath of the civil war in Paris that followed the Prussian defeat of France
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